Package, package opener, and stamp canceler



Aug. 12, 1941. L v. BELL PACKAGE,"PACKAGE OPENER, AND STAMP CANCELER 1? Filed May 1 J., 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l LEROY VI BELL,

A iforneyis' Aug. 12, 194E. L. v. BELL 2,252,6M

PACKAGE," PACKAGE OPENER, AND swa CANCELER 2 sneets-snetz Filed May 11. 1939 A ttorneu Patented Aug. 12, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Leroy Valentine Bell, Wakefield, It. I. Application May 11, 1939, Serial No. 273,116

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a package and to means for opening the package, such as a package of cigarettes, and at the same time canceling a revenue stamp, the general object of the invention being to provide a package, the wrappings of which will enclose articles, such as cigarettes, and provide supporting means for a stamp and to provide a string so arranged in parts of the wrapping means that when the string is pulled upon it will out a portion of the wrapper means and form an opening through which the contents of the package can be removed and at the same time the string will destroy or mutilate the revenue stamp.

While the invention i mainly designed for use on cigarette packages as is shown and described in the present application, it will be understood that it can be used on packages containing other commodities. 4

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the-several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view of the three wrappers of a package in flattened out condition and with the string in position ready for the package to be wrapped and the stamp applied. 1 s

Figure 2 is a view looking toward the inner side of the wrapper shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view of the wrapperpositioned 'around a package of cigarettes and with the top flap ready to be folded.

Figure'4 is an end view of the package completely folded.

Figure '5 is a view similar to Flgure4 but showing the parts after the string has been pulled upon to remove a portion of the top of the pack- 'age and also to mutilate the revenuestamp.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-5 of Fi ure 4.

Figure 'l is a side view of the complete package and showing an additional stamp thereon.

Figures 8 and 9 are. end views showing different arrangements of the cord under the revenue stamp.

In these drawings, the letter A indicates the outer'wrapper, the letter B indicates thev tin foil wrapper and the letter C indicates the liningor interior wrapper. These-wrappers are folded on the dotted lines I to cover the cigarettes 2 but in carrying out the invention I make the outer covering A shorter or less width than the other wrappers so that it does not extend over the stamp receiving end of the package. This wrapper.A 'is provided with a pair of flaps 3, these flaps'being spaced apart and have their free ends flush with the adjacent end edges of the wrappers B and C. These flaps 3 are so arranged that when the wrappers are placed around the package the flaps will be opposite each other at the top as shown in Figure 3 and then when they are pressed downwardly they will overlap.

A string or other flexible member of any suitable type as shownat 4 and has a portion fastened by glue or the like to the inner face of the lining-C on a portion thereof which forms the top of the wrapping, one end of the string being shown at a and it extends transversely across the top forming part of. the wrapper then along the fold lineas shown at b and then transversely again parallel. to a side of one of the flaps 3 as shown at 0. Then the string is passed through the short slit 5 made in the two wrappers B and C and is passed over the flaps 3 and then passed from the flaps to provide a considerable free length of string as shown at d and this end may be provided with the knots e. Where the string passes over the flap 3 it is provided with a plurality of loops such as shown at 8 or it may be formed into the loops'shown at 6' in Figure 8 or 6" in Figure 9 or being solooped as to take any other form. r V

The parts a, b and c of the cord or string form a rectangle at one end of the upper end of the package as shown more particularly in Figure 4 when the wrappings are folded about the packthat when the string is pulled upon both stamps will be mutilated. Then after the string has mutilated the stamp it will cut a rectangular opening in one end or the upper end of the packageas shown in Figure 5 so that the cigarettes or other contents of the package can be removed therefrom. The flaps provide a reinforcementfor the end of the package andpro- 'vide a stiff end wall for the opening and said flaps also provide a firm foundation for the revenue stamp S and a support for the looped part of the string which is used to mutilate the stamp.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the inintermediate portions of the upper edges of the sides-of the receptacle and said flaps overlapping each other and'extending across the top of the -pack when folded, a tearing string folded to form a rectangular loop at one end thereof, said loop being connected to the inner face of the top of the inner wrapper, two portions of the loop extending along the side edges of said top portion, another portion extending along an end edge of the top portion and another portion of the loop extending across that part of the top portion which is alongside one side edge of the folded flaps, a portion of the string passing from the top portion of the inner wrapper, a portion of the string being looped and placed on the outer side of the outermost 'flap, a sealing stamp covering said flap and the looped portion of the string with the free end of the string extending from the stamp.

2. In a cigarette container embodying a body portion, a pair of side flaps, one folded over the other to close one end of said body portion, a pair of narrow side flaps folded over the firstmentioned flaps and overlapping each other when closed, a sealing strip overlying said narrow flaps and a tearing string having an end portion folded into a rectangular loop on the under face ofv the first-mentioned flaps with the loop located between the narrow flaps and the top of the side edge of the container, a portion of the string passing over the free edge of one of the first-mentioned flaps, another portion of the string being looped and located on the outer face of the upper narrow flap and under the sealing strip and the remainder of the string extending from between said sealing strip and said narrow flaps and terminating in a free end.

LEROY VALENTINE BELL. 

